Georgia Social Thread

[FrozenHobo]

Lounis, that's called a catch-22

should just tell them you're insane and get it done with...

 

[SleepyK]

You're not wrong, lounis, it's just a more accurate term.

Btw henry, your barlwbox hax are awesome

 

[Zatchiel]

Well... see, that's the problem. You improve the best and the fastest from going to tournaments. Not only does it provide invaluable offline experience (which is where all the glory, fun, and money are), but it also prepares you for the pressure of tournament play.

See, what you're doing can be compared via this handy analogy!

Lucas Perfected: *Practicing driving by reading the driver's manual a lot*

Somebody licensed to do this: "Hey, Lucas Perfected, want to learn how to drive? I'll show you how all the basics that you've already covered and even take you on the highway! We'll drive over to (burger joint) and you'll meet some cool people who can help you out and get you to be a driving pro in no time."

Lucas Perfected: "No thanks, man. I'm going to wait until I've read the manual until the staples fall out with no actual driving experience. That'll get me prepared for the road!"

If you think i'm saying i'm bad, i'm not(Or at least THAT bad). But i am not ready. I showed at CB and played some doubles with ScAtt, met some new people, now i have to wait my turn.

The thing is Lucas, you can never know where you stand until you actually enter the tourney.

It's sort like a paradox, you don't want to enter a tourney until you feel ready but you won't feel ready until you enter a tourney.

If anything, come to play offline and meet the community. By playing with us and having a good time it becomes a regular, and you will come to ask yourself "man why didn't I do this sooner?"

It's good enough i would attend, i wouldn't waste my time predicting where i'm going to place, who i'm going to beat, and who i'm going to lose to. It just makes me feel bad that i rep my place in such a bad fashion. I'm arguably the worst here, imo.

 

[BBQ°]

i love you guys

lucas perfected, come to waba this saturday and we can chill and play gamecube bro

 

[SleepyK]

You're getting the completely wrong idea.

i'll quote myself again

It's not about your reputation as a player, dude. It's about being a part of the community. We're all friends here and the more smashers, the merrier.

It seems that the most important thing to you is winning, which isn't a big deal... especially if you don't already have a history of winning tournaments. The brawl scene has been around for a while and i don't think we've had any unknown players come out o the woodwork and win tournaments since like late 2008 or something. You have to understand that it's about the learning and the fun.

plus you get to learn and play the best people in georgia and a few other states at waba.

 

[FrozenHobo]

its not about how you'll place, its about getting better and becoming part of the community. i've made tons of friends since i joined the smash scene (and to think, it all started from an SPSU "tourney"). the people int he community are really cool and fun to hang out with. you don't need to be pro level, just have fun playing the game.

 

[Zatchiel]

i love you guys

lucas perfected, come to waba this saturday and we can chill and play gamecube bro

I'll stay here and social but i'm away from the ArenA for a while.

You're getting the completely wrong idea.

i'll quote myself again



plus you get to learn and play the best people in georgia and a few other states at waba.

That's nice, but i'm good enough on the forums where i should be. I'll join another tourney (lol i went to one with like, 4 players) when i'm at a good enough skill level to be considered decent, at least. I'm not going anywhere with a crummy game style and overestimated mindset, at the current time.

 

[bigman40]

People should understand dammit. Smash shouldn't just be where you randomly play people and try to win. Your thinking it wrong. Your going to make social connections that could/would help you later in life. Everyone plays a common game and are paying money to chill with other people to know each other and have fun. If you're wrapped up about your skill level vs other players then you need to rethink stuff. At any rate, playing with others better than you is frustrating, but you get to learn and "actively" see what's getting you *****. You'll learn much quicker playing irl with better players than cushioning yourself through wifi, where reaction isn't of importance.

If you have an overestimated mindset, then playing people better will wake you up and hopefully will want you to keep coming to improve quickly. Stuff that you love won't improve if you don't practice it (mentally and physically).

 

[BBQ°]

lucas perfected, you can read english right?

 

[SleepyK]

lol dude, i'm entering brawl teams with dynomite (who is a ranked player in GA) this weekend.
i don't even play brawl. The last time i entered a brawl tournament seriously was in early 2008, a two or three months after the game came out.
Why is he agreeing to team with me? why are we teaming in the first place?

because it's fun and dyno is my friend.

you care too much about winning and doing well. you have to lose before you can win.

 

[FrozenHobo]

you have to lose before you can win.

you've been watching fight club, haven't you?

 

[BBQ°]

Your thinking it wrong. Your going to make social connections that could/would help you later in life.

if I hadn't met a few select players in the smash community, my life would be A LOT different now, and for the worse. I've learned so much from you guys and everyone has made an impact on my life somehow. i would be like a super newb at life if I didnt meet you guys, and now im only like a half newb.

 

[SleepyK]

Are we all getting trolled here?
and no henry, I've only watched that movie once or twice. good movie.

 

[Zatchiel]

lucas perfected, you can read english right?

I'm not sure right now...

lol dude, i'm entering brawl teams with dynomite (who is a ranked player in GA) this weekend.
i don't even play brawl. The last time i entered a brawl tournament seriously was in early 2008, a two or three months after the game came out.
Why is he agreeing to team with me? why are we teaming in the first place?

because it's fun and dyno is my friend.

you care too much about winning and doing well. you have to lose before you can win.

I'm not saying i want to be the world's greatest, but if i'm going to do any advancing from the worst here, i've got serious work to do. I'm taking back my online play so i can make something of myself there, and when i feel mentally and physically prepared for a real tournament, i'll go. Again, i'm just not ready to get offline yet, just not right now.

 

[SleepyK]

this is like trying to explain something to a three year old.

I'm taking back my online play so i can make something of myself there, and when i feel mentally and physically prepared for a real tournament, i'll go. Again, i'm just not ready to get offline yet, just not right now.

It's sort like a paradox, you don't want to enter a tourney until you feel ready but you won't feel ready until you enter a tourney.

YOU CAN'T PREPARE FOR A TOURNAMENT BY NOT ENTERING THEM

THAT'S LIKE PREPARING FOR SCHOOL BY NOT STUDYING

 

[BBQ°]

Lucas Perfected, we just want to hang out with you and be your friend.

THERE. I POSTED SOMETHING PLAIN AND SIMPLE AND YOU CAN'T TAKE THIS POST THE WRONG WAY AND YOU CAN'T POSSIBLY THINK I'M TALKING ABOUT YOUR LEVEL OF SKILL BECAUSE QUITE FRANKLY YOUR LEVEL OF SKILL DOESN'T MATTER IN THE SLIGHTEST KTHXBAI

 

[SleepyK]

no top ranking brawl player ever got to where they are by only playing wifi.
they went to tournaments and lost. they learned from their losses.


to the people who aren't lucas perfected:
what i sincerely don't understand is how important things like skill or "relative skill" are to him.. but then he goes and ignores everything our reputable players are saying.
BigLou is NATIONALLY RANKED BY MLG, is one of the best luigis in the nation, and is one of the best players in GA. yet he STILL ignores what biglou posts.

 

[FrozenHobo]

quit being a ***** and man up.

 

[Nihongo-ookami]

I'm not sure right now...


I'm not saying i want to be the world's greatest, but if i'm going to do any advancing from the worst here, i've got serious work to do. I'm taking back my online play so i can make something of myself there, and when i feel mentally and physically prepared for a real tournament, i'll go. Again, i'm just not ready to get offline yet, just not right now.

wtflol.

Wifi won't help you prepare for tourneys, bro. Not very much, at least. You'll get used to the lag, then everything that works on Wifi won't work and you'll be annoyed.

Just go and have fun. Learn. I don't even go to tourneys to try and win anymore. I go for the fun. I mean, I obviously try to get better, but I go because the people are cool, and it's fun.

Smash is a game bro. Games are meant to be fun. I guarantee you, NOBODY has won the first offline tournament they've gone to. You're probably not going to win, unless everyone else just sucks that day. (No offense)

You won't learn how to play in offline tournaments if you don't play offline tournaments.

Like Sleepy said, it's like preparing for school by not studying. Makes no sense.

 

[stingers]

well this thread took a turn for the worse

 

[SleepyK]

it did indeed.
stongers are you coming this weeker

 

[BBQ°]

no way stingers. we are enlightening a smash player who has the wrong mindset. this thread is actually useful now.

 

[stingers]

it did indeed.
stongers are you coming this weeker

i dun want to spend money

 

[SleepyK]

you should hide in a trunk

slip past the door fee guy

success

 

[FrozenHobo]

"hey, man, you need to pay."
"oh, no, i'm not gonna stay. just wanted to drop something off."
*8 hours later*
"dude, i totally didn't pay the door fee..."
"wow..."

 

[stingers]

waba has a door fee guy?
lawl

 

[everlasting yayuhzz]

wow this guy takes smash bros way too seriously

 

[Nihongo-ookami]

wow this guy takes smash bros way too seriously

Smash is srs bizness.

srsly.

 

[Micaelis]

I guarantee you, NOBODY has won the first offline tournament they've gone to.

Actually Ally only played online for a long while when the game came and then he went to an offline tournament and won everything for a long time. But yeah, doubt it'll happen now, lol.

Oh and if you name search this Ally, you're beast man.

^ Lounis... see it?

@L Perfected - You need to be less stubborn about this situation. If you don't want to come, that's fine. But we'd love for you to show up and play friendlies at least. I personally travel to as much offline stuff as possible because I know that every time I play people (especially ones better than me) it makes me that much better at the game. But we're not trying to force anything on you here but you should entertain ideas about securing a ride to at least the October monthly. It's a day after my birthday and it would be a cool present to meet you and play some friendlies. I hate fighting Samus and would love the experience

@Sleepy - L Perfected has dug his heels into the ground. I really appreciate what you're trying to do though. I always love meeting new people. Man I love this community. Oh and friendly my DK in Brawl some PWEASE! :D

@Everyone - I love you guys and you should come to the monthly this Saturday. 4GOD and I will be there and we'll be teaming. Get at us!

 

[SleepyK]

i actually want to learn zss. could someone wifi with me and beat the basics of brawl into me?

 

[GeorgeTHPS]

Hey, Georgia. http://www.smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=283983

 

[Player-1]

so is lucas coming this weekend? if so then good, if not then fawk u.

 

[mercy]

lol this Lucas fella is either an excellent troll, or he's a high schooler.

 

[Zatchiel]

Out of everything i've read, i think this guy gets it.

If you don't want to come that's fine.

I don't want to go because i am not ready yet. If you don't know what i mean by that, i don't know what more to say. No it doesn't just mean i'm bad at this game, i could be having life issues, educational expectations not met, anything of the sort, i'm just not ready.

Does that mean i'm going strictly wi-fi? No, but i will be on it the same amount as i used to be, and i'll still offline friendly with my friends, on the occasion.

@Mercy: lol, i'm in High School, and i am good at trolling :D
Just not on a magnitude of this size :x
I get trolled instead.

 

[mercy]

Seriously though, if you're going to keep up that attitude you need to change your name. Can't have you sullying the reputation of the coolest character in brawl.

 

[Purple]

Impossible, I have never been wrong in my life

lololololololol

Among other things, Catch-22 is a general critique of bureaucratic operation and reasoning. Resulting from its specific use in the book, the phrase "Catch-22" is common idiomatic usage meaning "a no-win situation" or "a double bind" of any type.

1) What in the world does being a high schooler have to do with being a troll/idiot?
2) Lucas, what makes you not ready exactly? You seem to be content with telling us you're not ready, however at the same time I don't think you even know what being -ready- is.
3) I really think the only person who should talk to Lucas about tournaments is SleepyK and Biglou, preferrably SleepyK; it seems like the lot of you are adding insult to your lesson, and generally confusing him. Getting annoyed with his logic and trolling him is practically backtracking everything SleepyK is saying.

 

[milesg2g]

Seriously though, if you're going to keep up that attitude you need to change your name. Can't have you sullying the reputation of the coolest character in brawl.

Take that back, there is nothing cool about the character Lucas lol.

 

[Damage Points]

Lol. Wifi warriors put in time son.

 

[Umby]

You're all nuts.

 

[FrozenHobo]

whatever, if he doesn't want to come then don't worry about it. he'll probably forget about smash in a month anyway and this will all be moot.